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World Politics: UK, US, Political BiographyThu, 17 Aug 2017 23:00:57 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.185427980SYRIA POLITICS: Assad Extends Grip in Areas Captured From ISIShttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/17/syria-politics-assad-extends-grip-in-areas-captured-from-isis/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/17/syria-politics-assad-extends-grip-in-areas-captured-from-isis/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 09:21:56 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67944Rolf Holmboe, Research Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and former Danish Ambassador to Syria said, "..The Russians want a solution on their terms, which is one where Assad stays in power. The ceasefires do two things. They allow the Russians to take control of the political negotiations and look good internationally. But more importantly, they allow Assad and the Iranian-backed militias to free troops to grab the territory that Islamic State is about to lose."

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/17/syria-politics-assad-extends-grip-in-areas-captured-from-isis/feed/067944QATAR POLITICS: Saudi-Led Siege Failed to Bring Qatar to its Knees: Mutlaq Majed al-Qahtanihttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/16/qatar-politics-saudi-led-siege-failed-to-bring-qatar-to-its-knees-mutlaq-majed-al-qahtani/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/16/qatar-politics-saudi-led-siege-failed-to-bring-qatar-to-its-knees-mutlaq-majed-al-qahtani/#respondWed, 16 Aug 2017 12:01:44 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67904Mutlaq Majed al-Qahtani, the Qatari foreign minister’s special envoy for counterterrorism and mediation said, “If Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- the countries driving the confrontation, despite the appearance of a unified bloc -- hoped to bring Qatar to its knees, they have failed. If they hoped to damage Qatar’s reputation and improve their own, they have failed. If they hoped to enhance their relationship with the US at Qatar’s expense, again, they have failed."

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/16/qatar-politics-saudi-led-siege-failed-to-bring-qatar-to-its-knees-mutlaq-majed-al-qahtani/feed/067904SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: Mohammed bin Salman Wants End of War in Yemenhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/15/saudi-arabia-politics-mohammed-bin-salman-wants-end-of-war-in-yemen/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/15/saudi-arabia-politics-mohammed-bin-salman-wants-end-of-war-in-yemen/#respondTue, 15 Aug 2017 11:51:38 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67847Mohammed bin Salman, the heir to the Saudi throne, confessed to two former US officials he "wants out" of the brutal two-year war he started in Yemen. More than 10,000 people have been killed and 40,000 injured in the war in Yemen, since bin Salman launched his Decisive Storm campaign to regain the country from Houthi control. Yemen is being ravaged by an outbreak of cholera that has infected 500,000 people.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/15/saudi-arabia-politics-mohammed-bin-salman-wants-end-of-war-in-yemen/feed/067847ISRAEL POLITICS: 50% of Gaza Patients Exit Permits Delayed By Israel: WHOhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/14/israel-politics-50-of-gaza-patients-exit-permits-delayed-by-israel-who/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/14/israel-politics-50-of-gaza-patients-exit-permits-delayed-by-israel-who/#respondMon, 14 Aug 2017 12:42:08 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67769“There must be a drastic change in Israeli policy toward the exit of patients and toward Gaza in general. The fact that patients sometimes don’t get answers for months is cruel and the weakest population pays the price,” Ran Goldstein, the director of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel said.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/14/israel-politics-50-of-gaza-patients-exit-permits-delayed-by-israel-who/feed/067769IRAN POLITICS: Lawmakers Overwhelmingly Pass Bill in Response to US Sanctionshttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/13/iran-politics-lawmakers-overwhelmingly-pass-bill-in-response-to-us-sanctions/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/13/iran-politics-lawmakers-overwhelmingly-pass-bill-in-response-to-us-sanctions/#respondSun, 13 Aug 2017 12:47:58 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67726In a session Sunday, 240 lawmakers voted for the bill, with only one abstention, to confront "America's terrorist and adventurous actions" in the region. The plan would require Iran's government and armed forces to draw up a strategy to counter US violations of human rights around the world, and to support Iranian bodies and individuals affected by US sanctions. Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who is the head of an Iranian commission tasked with monitoring the agreement’s implementation, told MPs that the government backed the bill which he described as "very strong."

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/13/iran-politics-lawmakers-overwhelmingly-pass-bill-in-response-to-us-sanctions/feed/067726KURDISTAN POLITICS: US to Massoud Barzani: Postpone Referendumhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/12/kurdistan-politics-us-to-massoud-barzani-postpone-referendum/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/12/kurdistan-politics-us-to-massoud-barzani-postpone-referendum/#respondSat, 12 Aug 2017 12:34:13 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67676Rex Tillerson said Washington “would want for the referendum to be postponed and that the issues between the Kurdistan region and the federal government in Baghdad should be addressed through dialogue."

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/11/saudi-arabia-politics-shia-dissident-haider-al-lif-must-die-saudi-court-verdict/feed/067649PALESTINE POLITICS: Israel Demolishes Four Palestinian Homes in West Bankhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/10/palestine-politics-israel-demolishes-four-palestinian-homes-in-west-bank/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/10/palestine-politics-israel-demolishes-four-palestinian-homes-in-west-bank/#respondThu, 10 Aug 2017 14:26:39 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67605According to local residents, some 50 Israel military vehicles raided the village, alongside Israeli bulldozers, while Israeli drones were flying above the village. The punitive demolition attack in Deir Abu Mashaal left a total of 22 people homeless, despite the fact that they had not been charged with any wrongdoing, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights said.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/10/palestine-politics-israel-demolishes-four-palestinian-homes-in-west-bank/feed/067605ISRAEL POLITICS: Corruption Scandal: Netanyahu Household Under Scrutinyhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/09/israel-politics-corruption-scandal-netanyahu-household-under-scrutiny/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/09/israel-politics-corruption-scandal-netanyahu-household-under-scrutiny/#respondWed, 09 Aug 2017 12:56:26 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67577Court filings revealed Netanyahu was now officially a suspect in bribery, breach of trust, and fraud cases. It’s not just the prime minister — his whole household is under scrutiny: The Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz reported on Monday that his wife, Sara Netanyahu, will likely be indicted soon for misuse of government funds.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/09/israel-politics-corruption-scandal-netanyahu-household-under-scrutiny/feed/067577YEMEN POLITICS: Supreme Political Council Urges Active EU Role in Conflict Resolution Effortshttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/09/yemen-politics-supreme-political-council-urges-active-eu-role-in-conflict-resolution-efforts/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/09/yemen-politics-supreme-political-council-urges-active-eu-role-in-conflict-resolution-efforts/#respondWed, 09 Aug 2017 12:02:23 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67571Saleh Ali al-Sammad, the Yemen’s Supreme Political Council's head expressed hope that the EU would draw the world’s attention to the sufferings of the Yemeni people, citing the bloc’s influence on the United Nations’ Security Council member states. The protracted war, which has been accompanied by a naval and aerial blockade, has already killed over 12,000 Yemenis.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/09/yemen-politics-supreme-political-council-urges-active-eu-role-in-conflict-resolution-efforts/feed/067571SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: Amnesty Over, ‘Illegal Expatriates’ Await Saudi Crackdownhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/08/saudi-arabia-politics-amnesty-over-illegal-expatriates-await-saudi-crackdown/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/08/saudi-arabia-politics-amnesty-over-illegal-expatriates-await-saudi-crackdown/#respondTue, 08 Aug 2017 17:05:09 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67539Saudi authorities estimate more than 600,000 people took the amnesty, which allowed any foreigner in breach of residency laws in the world's top oil exporter to leave without penalty. "We don't know what will happen to us," said Atif Alam, 28, an Indian worker at a desolate labor camp in eastern Riyadh who fears a police raid. He rarely leaves the camp, wary of being seized at police checkpoints on roads throughout Riyadh.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/08/saudi-arabia-politics-amnesty-over-illegal-expatriates-await-saudi-crackdown/feed/067539ISRAEL POLITICS: Israel to Revoke Media Credentials of Al Jazeera Journalists and Close the Network’s Office in Jerusalemhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/07/israel-politics-israel-to-revoke-media-credentials-of-al-jazeera-journalists-and-close-the-networks-office-in-jerusalem/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/07/israel-politics-israel-to-revoke-media-credentials-of-al-jazeera-journalists-and-close-the-networks-office-in-jerusalem/#respondMon, 07 Aug 2017 11:00:40 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67480"Censoring Al Jazeera or closing its offices will not bring stability to the region, but it would put Israel firmly in the camp of some of the region's worst enemies of press freedom. Israel should abandon these undemocratic plans and allow Al Jazeera and all journalists to report freely from the country and areas it occupies," CPJ Middle East and North Africa Programme Coordinator Sherif Mansour said in a statement.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/07/israel-politics-israel-to-revoke-media-credentials-of-al-jazeera-journalists-and-close-the-networks-office-in-jerusalem/feed/067480ISRAEL POLITICS: 75-Year-Old Palestinian Woman and Her Family to be Evicted By Israel from their Age-Old Househttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/06/israel-politics-75-year-old-palestinian-woman-and-her-family-to-be-evicted-by-israel-from-their-age-old-house/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/06/israel-politics-75-year-old-palestinian-woman-and-her-family-to-be-evicted-by-israel-from-their-age-old-house/#respondSun, 06 Aug 2017 15:56:03 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67433Fahamiya Shamasneh said, "Fifty-three years here means leaving is not easy -- it is a lifetime. I was a young girl when I came to this house. The police are threatening us. We don't know what to do. We will not leave of our own will. Maybe if they force us, carry us and throw us on the streets, then we'll go."

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/06/israel-politics-75-year-old-palestinian-woman-and-her-family-to-be-evicted-by-israel-from-their-age-old-house/feed/067433SYRIA POLITICS: Foreign Fighters Return ‘Disillusioned’ By Groups They Joined: UN Reportshttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/05/syria-politics-foreign-fighters-return-disillusioned-by-groups-they-joined-un-reports/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/05/syria-politics-foreign-fighters-return-disillusioned-by-groups-they-joined-un-reports/#respondSat, 05 Aug 2017 08:58:37 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67344“It is this failure to deliver, coupled with its extreme, violent ideology and brutal tactics, its in-fighting and the corruption of some of its leaders, that, according to this survey, most often gives rise to the disappointment and sense of disenfranchisement and exclusion that leads foreign terrorist fighters to defect,” UN report says.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/05/syria-politics-foreign-fighters-return-disillusioned-by-groups-they-joined-un-reports/feed/067344ISRAEL POLITICS: Netanyahu Former Aide Ari Harow to Testify Against Him in Corruption Casehttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/04/israel-politics-netanyahu-former-aide-ari-harow-to-testify-against-him-in-corruption-case/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/04/israel-politics-netanyahu-former-aide-ari-harow-to-testify-against-him-in-corruption-case/#respondFri, 04 Aug 2017 16:27:41 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67314The police have been interrogating Netanyahu, over allegations that he unlawfully accepted lavish gifts from wealthy supporters and separately held talks with the publisher of a top-selling Israeli newspaper for positive coverage in exchange for diminishing the impact of a free pro-Netanyahu daily.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/04/israel-politics-netanyahu-former-aide-ari-harow-to-testify-against-him-in-corruption-case/feed/067314SYRIA POLITICS: 10 Russian Servicemen Killed Fighting in Syria this Year 2017http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/03/syria-politics-10-russian-servicemen-killed-fighting-in-syria-this-year-2017/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/03/syria-politics-10-russian-servicemen-killed-fighting-in-syria-this-year-2017/#respondWed, 02 Aug 2017 23:00:42 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67250The scale of Russian military casualties in peace time has been a state secret since Putin issued a decree three months before Russia launched its operation in Syria. While Russia does not give total casualties, it does disclose some deaths.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/02/palestine-politics-saeb-erekat-us-silence-on-settlements-two-state-solution-encouraging-israels-apartheid-policies/feed/067201IRAN POLITICS: Iran Lodges Complaint With JCPOA Over New US Sanctions: Larijanihttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/01/iran-politics-iran-lodges-complaint-with-jcpoa-over-new-us-sanctions-larijani/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/01/iran-politics-iran-lodges-complaint-with-jcpoa-over-new-us-sanctions-larijani/#respondTue, 01 Aug 2017 15:46:57 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67136“With regard to the imposition of new sanctions by the US, in addition to diplomatic measures, which should be taken, a complaint had to be filed with the relevant commission (the Iran-P5+1 Joint Commission) and this has been done,” Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/01/iran-politics-iran-lodges-complaint-with-jcpoa-over-new-us-sanctions-larijani/feed/067136YEMEN POLITICS: Houthis Will Not Keep Hodeidah: Yemeni Government Sayshttp://politicoscope.com/2017/07/31/yemen-politics-houthis-will-not-keep-hodeidah-yemeni-government-says/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/07/31/yemen-politics-houthis-will-not-keep-hodeidah-yemeni-government-says/#respondMon, 31 Jul 2017 15:02:46 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67064The government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accuses the Houthis of using the port to smuggle in weapons and of collecting custom duties on goods, which they use to finance the war. The Houthis deny this.